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Associate editor . Westeros Coast/Guam native. . LEH-nick-uh. pitches at culture@theatlantic.com.

Washington, D.C.
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Joined February 2011
Born on June 22
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    Aug 4

    literally me whenever someone takes off a mask in a mission impossible movie

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    11 hours ago

    I crown myself a fitness guru every time I walk up and pass other people on the escalator

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    Sep 4

    So much was lost in Brazil's devastating museum fire--irreplaceable fossils, now-fully-dead languages, artifacts, careers, knowledge. It's hard to put the loss into words, but I tried:

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  4. Sep 4

    currently rewatching season 5 and it's *still* too much for my heart to handle.

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    Sep 4

    "Like so many Westerns, 'Coyote Doggirl' is a simple story. It’s a tale about surviving—a process that, for the most part, is deeply mundane until it’s not." This review by is so lovely:

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    Aug 31

    In a few weeks, I'll be starting a new assistant-editor role ! Here's my first book review:

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    Sep 1

    'Coyote Doggirl,' a new graphic novel from Lisa Hanawalt of 'BoJack Horseman,' sheds the self-seriousness of the Western genre, but retains another sort of poignancy, writes

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    Aug 31

    As America comes to terms with Asian Americans as a visible social cohort, nails it with a nuanced, important look at the whitening of a minority (or at least, a specific economic stratum of it):

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    Aug 29

    Hi friends! is working on an episode about race and adoption. If you have questions/thoughts/stories, PLEASE hit me up!! (ldonnella@npr.org) 💞

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    Aug 29

    “It felt like there were a lot of aggressive men in the audience and very quiet women"

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    Aug 29

    “But redemption does not come about without an exchange, without effort. What, exactly, have any of these men given up?” ⁦⁩ on Those Guys and their comebacks post sexual misconduct allegations is a must-read

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    Aug 27

    On the Sharp Objects finale and the particular monsters of Wind Gap

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  13. Aug 23

    Peter Kavinsky when he gets out of the car and asks the girls if they’re ready to go is also a highly underrated moment.

    Ok I know I’m late but this scene with Peter Kavinsky drinking Yakult lol
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    Aug 21

    It's so easy and cheap to buy stuff online that Americans are becoming a nation of hoarders, accumulating more and more junk. My piece:

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    Aug 23

    For my latest piece, I talked to a bunch of people who are having second thoughts about one of the most common greetings in the English language:

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    Aug 22

    Twenty-five years ago today, 'Living Single' premiered and invited us into the '90s kinda world of Khadijah, Synclaire, Maxine, and Regine. I caught up with the cast and crew to write this oral history of the show:

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  17. Aug 22

    Tonight should I watch HEREDITARY for the first time or TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE for the third time?

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    Aug 22

    “ Season 3 has offered a compelling portrait of a middle-aged, African American woman chasing her dreams of entrepreneurship. The result is the kind of story that exists nowhere else on TV.” Thanx, ⁩. Season finale tonight on OWN!

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  19. Aug 22

    A typically smart and profound piece from on how 'Queen Sugar' Season 3 has used a storyline about pies to argue for the importance of giving black women—of all ages—the space to dream big.

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    Aug 20

    my first piece in the 🙏 for my mother and for H Mart

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  21. Aug 21

    A wonderful piece by (!!): "'Better Luck Tomorrow' was something a little different: a funny, grungy homage to the unique tensions of suburban Asian America, a love letter that was torn at the edges and scrunched up a bit."

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